GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| determinate | having defined limits |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| jabber | to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |
| boor | peasant |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| amity | friendship |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |